She knifes me with a glance. “Probably. She’s already heading up to assess the situation in Savannah…thankfully.”
Her hesitation and then additional comment sends a pang of doubt through me. “Will my driving get you in trouble?”
After glancing at her phone, her expression turns curious. “What would you do if I said yes?”
I blurt out a laugh before I can stop it. “Absolutely nothing.”
Her mouth drops open just enough to satisfy my ego anddraw my attention to her full lips. “Then I guess it’s a good thing Del doesn’t have eyes on us at the moment.”
“Would she really take issue with me driving? Surely, you’ve had other principals who insisted on driving themselves.”
Her expression tightens into a frown. She taps out a message.
“Am I right?”
No answer.
“I’ll take that as a yes.”
She flips her phone face down on her lap and stares out the passenger window. “You can take it however you want, but if I get even a hint of trouble, I’m taking over. Understand?”
I glance her way to see if she’s serious, which she is. Dead serious. “As in, pull over and swap places? Seems like that would make us more vulnerable.”
“It would. There are other ways to do that.”
“You don’t mean…?”
Her frown turns into a smug smile. “I’ve done it before.”
“You’re kidding, right? I thought they only did that in the movies.”
The slight arch of one brow answers me.
I rip my focus back to the road. Just when I didn’t think this woman could impress me anymore, she surprises me again. Not by the implication of her doing something dangerous, like taking control of a moving vehicle, but by the sheer fact that it’s one of many skills in her secret bodyguard tool belt, which I’m finding more and more attractive on a daily basis.
Lily Evans is definitely unlike any woman I have ever met in my life.
Chapter Fifteen
LILY
“A girls’ weekend?” I stare at Sophie as if she just sprouted horns. Although, we’re talking about sweet and sunshiny Sophie here. She’s more likely to sprout sunflowers.
“Surprise!?” Mia draws her exclamation out to a question as her voice trails off. I’m beginning to appreciate Mia’s unabated sarcasm.
I’m guessing that has to do with the fact that Payton pulled one over on me…again. I expected to follow the bus at a discreet distance, alone. Now I’ll have two chatterboxes in tow to distract me. Del is going to love this.
Although the upside is I won’t have to stay out of sight. Seems WAGs aren’t allowed to travel on the team bus, but there’s nothing that says they can’t go to away games on their own. How quaint.
“Isn’t it great?” Sophie stares at me with saucer eyes. Something she’s really good at.
I’ve decided that’s her superpower. “Sure.”
Next to her, Mia snorts. “Such excitement. Don’t overdo yourself.”
Like I said, unabated sarcasm. Guess I didn’t sound excited enough. “Sorry. I’m not always great with surprises.”
Which is true. As a bodyguard, my job is to prevent surprises as much as possible. But I also have to be adaptable.
